- bouchon
- n. m.1. Small bistrot (the kind of 'corner caf' that has a very limited clientele).2. Sentir le bouchon:a To be a 'tippler', to be a boozer.b (of item, article): To be long past its prime.3. Prendre du bouchon: To be 'knocking on', to be getting on in years.4. Youngest of the family. On est quatre frangins, en comptant bouchon: We're four brothers, not forgetting Junior.5. Mon bouchon: My pet—My loveydovey—My darling.6. Traffic jam. On peut s'attendre à des bouchons aux environs de Paris la veille du 14 juillet: There's likely to be bottle- necks on the approaches to Paris on the 13th July.7. Mets-y un bouchon! (iron.): Put a sock in it! — Belt up! — Shut up!8. Bouchon de carafe (joc.): Large and ostentatious diamond (the kind of stone that is reminiscent of the crystal stopper of a decanter).9. Envoyer le bouchon: To exaggerate. A force d'envoyer le bouchon, personne ne le croit plus! One tall story after another, no-one believes him now!10. C'est plus fort que de jouer au bouchon! (iron): Can you beat that?! — Well, that's the limit!11. Ramasser un bouchon: To 'come a cropper', to 'come unstuck', to suffer a setback.
Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French. 2013.